Angela Chiaromonte is the daughter of a wealthy Italian prince who is killed in a fall from his horse. Though Angela stands to inherit half of a large estate, her older half-sister burns the will and thus inherits everything herself, throwing Angela into poverty. Fortunately, Angela is engaged to marry dashing Captain Giovanni Severi - but he soon is captured by Arabs while on an expedition to Africa. Believing him dead, Angela, dedicating her life to his memory, becomes a nun, unaware that her lover has escaped his captors and is returning to Italy. The dramatic climax takes place against a backdrop of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
- Created by
- Henry King
- Origin
- US
- TMDB rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 13 votes
Cast
Lillian GishAngela Chiaromonte
Ronald ColmanCapt. Giovanni Severi
Gail KaneMarchesa di Mola
J. Barney SherryMonsignor Saracinesca
Charles LanePrince Chiaromonte- Juliette La VioletteMadame Bernard
Gustavo SerenaProf. Ugo Severi- Alfredo BertoneFilmore Durand
- Roman IbanezCount del Ferice
Alfredo MartinelliAlfredo del Ferice
